NO. 6 HAWKS FALL IN RANKED MATCHUP WITH NO. 2 BEARCATS

ELLISVILLE, Miss. – The No. 6 Northeast Community College women's soccer team traveled to Ellisville, Mississippi Thursday for a showdown with defending champion No. 2 Jones College. The Hawks dropped the ranked matchup by a final score of 5-1.

Northeast (1-1) fell behind 1-0 early to the Bobcats before evening the score on a Talia Sanders (Queensland, Australia) free kick. The Hawks nearly took the lead in the ballgame just minutes later but were unable to find the back of the net the rest of the way. Jones piled in four more goals of their own as Northeast will now set their sights on a duel with No. 13 Pearl River Community College on Saturday.

STAT SHEET:

Goal: Talia Sanders (Queensland, Australia)

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Women's Soccer Coach Chad Miller on tonight's game:

"We did not match the intensity of Jones at the start and that put us in the hole early," Miller said. "I was happy with how we clawed our way back to 1-2 and almost tied it minutes later. With the level of these teams, we have to be able to play start to finish."

Miller on his team putting this one behind them for another ranked matchup on Saturday:

"We can't change anything from this game, we can only learn from it," Miller said. "It's too early to look back and worry about it. All season long we have tough matchups. We have to stay in the moment and give that moment everything we can."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will stay in Mississippi and will take on No. 13 Pearl River Community College at 5 p.m. Saturday in Poplarville, Mississippi.

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